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Originally Posted by DNSB
I've seen many a ghodawful book with a beautiful cover. I've seen great books with lousy covers. Perhaps showing my lack of visual orientation but I seldom make a decision to purchase a book based on the cover. Admittedly I do get a chuckle out of the sheer number of covers where you are forced to the conclusion that not only did the cover artist not read one word in the book but that its entirely possible that they have never read any books.
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I agree. It's about what's inside, not about the cover. And I've read a lot of books with really horrible covers. Especially the part about the cover artists is so true... but I think it has gotten better, though I still sometimes wonder what some cover artists/designers thought (or if they even thought something at all beside of "I have to finish that by *insert date*").
A good thing about ebooks is that I can change the cover in many cases or give them covers if they came without.
I get to see those covers and recognize books by it, even if the covers are really small on my reader (like the thumbnails in list view). So it's a plus if the covers are nice - or at least recognizable.